Possible reference in Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore

"The Man With the Twisted Lip," by Arthur Conan Doyle.

<http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/lit/detective/TheAdventuresofSherlockHolmes/chap7.html>

Yeah, because both plots involved kidnapping, an investigation, Shakespeare quotations and heavy opium use. I can really see the similarities.

On 16 Feb 2004 05:56:23 GMT, [email] (EdGein14) wrote:

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Both plots also involve men begging to make money (and being very good at it) even though they are able-bodied, mentally sound, and employable.

See the similarities now?

Scott Munro wrote in message news:...

Well gee, it would've made some sense to say that initially, yes?

On 16 Feb 2004 16:27:29 -0800, [email] (Steve Brown) wrote:

I didn't want to spoil the story for anyone who hadn't read it; that's why I put in the link.

I assumed people who *had* read it wouldn't need to be told. Silly me.